Ginny Barbour
@ginnybarbour.bsky.social
Only my views but for full transparency, work is EiC Medical Journal of Australia, open science,co-chair DORA. Adjunct Prof, QUT. Not work: environment, running, would be singer and gardener Living on unceded Turrbal and Yuggera land in Meanjin/Brisbane
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🎬 Filmmakers! The Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Day Remix Contest is open!
🎥 Create a 2–3 minute short film using at least 1 piece of public domain material from 1930. 🎶🎭📚
📆 Deadline: January 7, 2026
💰 First prize: $1,500
ℹ️ Details 👉 blog.archive.org/2025/12/01/2...
#publicdomain #contest
🎥 Create a 2–3 minute short film using at least 1 piece of public domain material from 1930. 🎶🎭📚
📆 Deadline: January 7, 2026
💰 First prize: $1,500
ℹ️ Details 👉 blog.archive.org/2025/12/01/2...
#publicdomain #contest
December 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
🎬 Filmmakers! The Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Day Remix Contest is open!
🎥 Create a 2–3 minute short film using at least 1 piece of public domain material from 1930. 🎶🎭📚
📆 Deadline: January 7, 2026
💰 First prize: $1,500
ℹ️ Details 👉 blog.archive.org/2025/12/01/2...
#publicdomain #contest
🎥 Create a 2–3 minute short film using at least 1 piece of public domain material from 1930. 🎶🎭📚
📆 Deadline: January 7, 2026
💰 First prize: $1,500
ℹ️ Details 👉 blog.archive.org/2025/12/01/2...
#publicdomain #contest
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Good old Ada. Wish she'd lived to see what her computing invention became, and to see better hair styles after the mid-1800s, at least until the mullet poodle perm.
National Portrait Gallery buy rare photograph of Ada Lovelace. 👇
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National Portrait Gallery buys rare photographs of Ada Lovelace for the nation
The only known photographs of mathematician and computing pioneer Ada Lovelace have been acquired by the National Portrait Gallery just before they were expected to be sold to a private buyer.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Good old Ada. Wish she'd lived to see what her computing invention became, and to see better hair styles after the mid-1800s, at least until the mullet poodle perm.
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This.
‘The problem is not solely the LLMs, but scholars not checking footnotes and authors not reading the material they are citing. These behaviours… are more about the current crisis in universities worldwide, spurred on by governments who do not wish for an educated population’
‘The problem is not solely the LLMs, but scholars not checking footnotes and authors not reading the material they are citing. These behaviours… are more about the current crisis in universities worldwide, spurred on by governments who do not wish for an educated population’
'reading avoidance is nothing new: “not reading,” writes Lisa Marie Rhody, “is the dirty open secret of all literary critics.”'
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On citations, AI, and 'not reading'
There has been a major furore in recent days on social media about the rise in AI citations that have been hallucinated. These citations appear in manuscript...
eve.gd
December 23, 2025 at 9:04 AM
This.
‘The problem is not solely the LLMs, but scholars not checking footnotes and authors not reading the material they are citing. These behaviours… are more about the current crisis in universities worldwide, spurred on by governments who do not wish for an educated population’
‘The problem is not solely the LLMs, but scholars not checking footnotes and authors not reading the material they are citing. These behaviours… are more about the current crisis in universities worldwide, spurred on by governments who do not wish for an educated population’
My first ever science project was on lichen 💚
December 20, 2025 at 9:32 AM
My first ever science project was on lichen 💚
December 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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"The recent news that British students will be allowed to participate in the EU-wide scheme (Erasmus) without incurring the burden of tuition fees is welcome and a good step forward to undo the terrible mistake of Brexit."
#Erasmus
#Brexit
#Education
#EU🇪🇺
#Scotland🏴
#Erasmus
#Brexit
#Education
#EU🇪🇺
#Scotland🏴
Brexit stole our future: young people are demanding it back
Scotland’s young people face limited opportunities after Brexit but could their vision for the future re-shape Scotland’s place in Europe?
bylines.scot
December 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"The recent news that British students will be allowed to participate in the EU-wide scheme (Erasmus) without incurring the burden of tuition fees is welcome and a good step forward to undo the terrible mistake of Brexit."
#Erasmus
#Brexit
#Education
#EU🇪🇺
#Scotland🏴
#Erasmus
#Brexit
#Education
#EU🇪🇺
#Scotland🏴
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Open Science NL is funding 27 replication studies with €5.2M. Projects will reanalyse data, repeat experiments, and explore variations across many fields. Read more 👉 www.openscience.nl/en/news/27-s...
27 studies re-examined | Open Science NL
Open Science NL has awarded funding to 27 applicants to replicate earlier studies. They will reanalyse original data, repeat experiments, and replicate studies with slight variations to the original design. A total amount of 5.2 million euros was granted.
www.openscience.nl
December 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Open Science NL is funding 27 replication studies with €5.2M. Projects will reanalyse data, repeat experiments, and explore variations across many fields. Read more 👉 www.openscience.nl/en/news/27-s...
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The Greens will work with the government to pass reforms through federal and state parliaments to tighten the rules around gun ownership. This is not America and we must work both to eradicate antisemitism and racism and to reduce unnecessary guns in our community.
December 16, 2025 at 4:44 AM
The Greens will work with the government to pass reforms through federal and state parliaments to tighten the rules around gun ownership. This is not America and we must work both to eradicate antisemitism and racism and to reduce unnecessary guns in our community.
Oh yes. Also pockets of all school bags and clothes. 🤢
December 14, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Oh yes. Also pockets of all school bags and clothes. 🤢
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More First Nations people have died in custody in the past year than in any since 1980. It’s the inevitable result of policies that flout evidence of what would help.
‘Tough on crime’ policies are causing Indigenous people to die in custody
theconversation.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
More First Nations people have died in custody in the past year than in any since 1980. It’s the inevitable result of policies that flout evidence of what would help.
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The EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website. No US government website can be trusted for science information.
December 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
The EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website. No US government website can be trusted for science information.
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Australia takes off the gloves on illegal tobacco, while 'lower the tax' fantasists plumb newly absurd depths. simonchapman6.com/2025/12/09/a...
Australia takes off the gloves on illegal tobacco while ‘lower the tax’ fantasists plumb new absurdities
Australia’s epidemic of illicit (untaxed) cheap cigarette shops is entering a new phase as Australian Border Force reports record seizures and three states (South Australia, Queensland and New Sout…
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December 9, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Australia takes off the gloves on illegal tobacco, while 'lower the tax' fantasists plumb newly absurd depths. simonchapman6.com/2025/12/09/a...
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
Yes, I’m well beyond having any tolerance in either treatment of historical stories or crime novels who treat murder of women as a fun whodunnit
December 7, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Yes, I’m well beyond having any tolerance in either treatment of historical stories or crime novels who treat murder of women as a fun whodunnit
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Here's the reality this example illustrates:
It's not even just about people blindly trusting what ChatGPT tells them. LLMs are poisoning the entire information ecosystem. You can't even necessarily trust that the citations in a published paper are real (or a search engine's descriptions of them).
It's not even just about people blindly trusting what ChatGPT tells them. LLMs are poisoning the entire information ecosystem. You can't even necessarily trust that the citations in a published paper are real (or a search engine's descriptions of them).
December 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Here's the reality this example illustrates:
It's not even just about people blindly trusting what ChatGPT tells them. LLMs are poisoning the entire information ecosystem. You can't even necessarily trust that the citations in a published paper are real (or a search engine's descriptions of them).
It's not even just about people blindly trusting what ChatGPT tells them. LLMs are poisoning the entire information ecosystem. You can't even necessarily trust that the citations in a published paper are real (or a search engine's descriptions of them).
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Let me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist.
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
December 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Let me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist.
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
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I spend so much time verifying everything now from art to cited sources to photos to historical references to citations to quotes to legal and medical information that it's really hard to fathom how much work AI has collectively added to the world, not reduced
Here's the reality this example illustrates:
It's not even just about people blindly trusting what ChatGPT tells them. LLMs are poisoning the entire information ecosystem. You can't even necessarily trust that the citations in a published paper are real (or a search engine's descriptions of them).
It's not even just about people blindly trusting what ChatGPT tells them. LLMs are poisoning the entire information ecosystem. You can't even necessarily trust that the citations in a published paper are real (or a search engine's descriptions of them).
December 7, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I spend so much time verifying everything now from art to cited sources to photos to historical references to citations to quotes to legal and medical information that it's really hard to fathom how much work AI has collectively added to the world, not reduced
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Former CEO speaks out: keep VicHealth strong and independent – Croakey Health Media
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By Dr Sandro Demaio
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By Dr Sandro Demaio
Former CEO speaks out: keep VicHealth strong and independent
Introduction by Croakey: As the health community in Australia and around the world rallies behind VicHealth to fight plans by
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December 7, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Former CEO speaks out: keep VicHealth strong and independent – Croakey Health Media
www.croakey.org/former-ceo-s...
By Dr Sandro Demaio
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By Dr Sandro Demaio
I love that poem too
December 7, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I love that poem too
We do our best
we Queens, we mothers
mothers of Queens
we wade through blood
for our sleeping girls.
Carol Ann Duffy Queen Herod
we Queens, we mothers
mothers of Queens
we wade through blood
for our sleeping girls.
Carol Ann Duffy Queen Herod
December 7, 2025 at 4:07 AM
We do our best
we Queens, we mothers
mothers of Queens
we wade through blood
for our sleeping girls.
Carol Ann Duffy Queen Herod
we Queens, we mothers
mothers of Queens
we wade through blood
for our sleeping girls.
Carol Ann Duffy Queen Herod
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Absolutely cracking blog post from @simonxix.com calling for collective investment in staff and community-owned, open-source infrastructures in place of costly proprietary systems, based on the BL incident. blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
Don’t rely on government to save the British Library - Impact of Social Sciences
Following a catastrophic hack British Library remains in crisis. Can it recover by refocusing on the people, skills and systems that enable it to function?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
December 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Absolutely cracking blog post from @simonxix.com calling for collective investment in staff and community-owned, open-source infrastructures in place of costly proprietary systems, based on the BL incident. blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
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The decision by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to downgrade its recommendations to protect infants from hepatitis B is a dangerous move that will harm children.
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
December 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The decision by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to downgrade its recommendations to protect infants from hepatitis B is a dangerous move that will harm children.
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
December 5, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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In the context of #CeRRA2025 and @coarassessment.bsky.social 3rd anniversay, we are delighted to publish a joint statement on how we partner for #ResearchAssessment change! Our growing community shows the vibrancy and momentum for reform.
Read more 👉 sfdora.org/2025/12/04/d...
Read more 👉 sfdora.org/2025/12/04/d...
December 4, 2025 at 10:35 AM
In the context of #CeRRA2025 and @coarassessment.bsky.social 3rd anniversay, we are delighted to publish a joint statement on how we partner for #ResearchAssessment change! Our growing community shows the vibrancy and momentum for reform.
Read more 👉 sfdora.org/2025/12/04/d...
Read more 👉 sfdora.org/2025/12/04/d...
Blast from DORA’s past! Reminder from @jameswilsdon.bsky.social that he and @ismaelrafols.bsky.social were the first to bring @dorassessment.bsky.social to a global audience in @theguardian.com a few hours after the Declaration went public back in 2013 #CeRRA2025 www.theguardian.com/science/poli...
December 4, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Blast from DORA’s past! Reminder from @jameswilsdon.bsky.social that he and @ismaelrafols.bsky.social were the first to bring @dorassessment.bsky.social to a global audience in @theguardian.com a few hours after the Declaration went public back in 2013 #CeRRA2025 www.theguardian.com/science/poli...